Nokia Lumia 1020 reviews

The Bottom Line

You've probably seen the marketing campaign behind its Lumia smartphones Nokia 1020, highlighting the fact that the smartphone camera has 41 megapixel resolution. This is one of the highest image resolution on the market for digital cameras or smart phones, digital cameras or digital camera lens interchangeable lens cameras.

Having the opportunity, the camera of the Nokia Lumia smartphone to test 1020, however, it is clear that the hype is justified. The Lumia 1020, which is probably found the best image quality in a camera of smartphones in the market.

Despite the high resolution, the Nokia 1020 creates sharp images with good color reproduction. This smart camera is able to match the quality of a center and digital camera images, which is pretty impressive for a camera of smartphones. Do not expect the Lumia Nokia 1020 you can replace your DSLR or ILC mirror model in terms of image quality, but the smartphone's camera does a very good job in a variety of configurations of photography.

If you want to use a device and you. Using the features that can be updated in 1020 using a bit frustrating at once Lumia, Nokia Lumia 1020 is a very good choice between photography cameras smartphones

(NOTE: start due to the cameras of smartphones to replace the point and shoot cameras on the market for digital cameras, see the opinions of cameras smartphone cameras in place for these reviews you will begin only on camera capabilities of the smartphone, not called sharp. Smartphone, SMS, applications, or other characteristics. And the number of stars will be in relation to other digital cameras, other smartphones or camera phones compared Smart only.)

Specifications

• Resolution (main camera): 41 Megapixels
• Resolution (secondary camera): 1.2 Megapixel
• Optical zoom: No
• Display: 4.5-inch touch screen, 1280x768 WXGA resolution (334 pixels per inch density)
• Maximum Image Size: 7136 x 5360 pixels
• Battery:
• Dimensions: 5.13 x 2.81 x 0.41 cm
• Weight: 5.57 oz
• Video mode: HD 1080p and 4K

More

• The picture quality is excellent and the marketing hype
• You can record a picture perfect at the same time, high resolution and low resolution which is for sharing via social networks
• Add ability to handle with stand, right hand grip, and trigger more
• Includes optical image stabilization to help in low light photos
• Limited manual controls
• Battery life is excellent

Less

• Smartphone camera is slow, what shutter lag and somewhat slow start
• The touch screen is not full HD resolution with 15: 9
• Camera recording and reading device interfaces are a bit strange and a bit of practice to use properly
• No optical zoom
• Some users are not Windows Phone 8 OS

Image quality

The quality of the image in 1020 that came with the Nokia Lumia easily its strongest feature. This model can also images that create stacked against mid-level cameras. The colors are vibrant, the exhibits are accurate and images are sharp with this model.

The main disadvantage of this smartphone's camera - as with all cameras in smartphones - is the lack of an optical zoom lens, the basic digital photos is behind even autonomous devices use their ability to telephoto capabilities. With a resolution of this kind in the Lumia Nokia 1020, you can crop the images in the post to create lose a "zoom" class ability, a significant amount of resolution.

1020 offers a 41MP image sensor 1 / 1.5 inches, although its maximum image size is 38 megapixels. This is an extremely important image sensor for a smartphone camera.

Most of the time, you have to double-screen mode, which lets you take a 38MP image together, such as a 5 megapixel image can be drawn. This is a great way to large images that can be printed or easily cultivated, where he also send a small image size available to others via email or Facebook.

A small disappointment is that not the life of Lumia 1,020 special effects options in 38MP high resolution images. You need to stay with 5MP photos in the allocation of special effects.

Nokia has basic options for manual control with the camera of the Lumia 1020, you can adjust the white balance, set as available. Most digital cameras have more options than basic manual control of the camera Smartphone Nokia 1020, but these advanced features stack well in comparison to other camera smartphone.

Poor picture quality is very good light with this smartphone camera, built-in flash, as the Lumia 1020 Xenon works well. The noise is limited with this camera, and you can adjust the ISO sensitivity for better low light performance.

Yield

The operating speed may be the biggest obstacle for this camera smartphone like the Nokia 1020 a slow start, Tirado made significant delays in all shooting conditions, and be the occasional slow autofocus performance. This model behind other smartphone cameras in terms of execution speed and is far behind with standalone digital cameras in this area.

You may also be delays when using their clunky interface. These camera The methods of selection modes, the camera is awkward, and the process to move through the stored images is a bit weird too.

The battery is very good with the Lumia 1020, and you should be able to use it for a whole day in general, be a recharge without.

Design

At first glance, 1020 Lumia looks almost more like a very thin and compact digital camera designed a smartphone device. There is an increased accommodation serve all kinds of lenses, and you can use a button on the side of smart, to be used as a trigger phone. For an additional $ 79 Nokia offers a sleeve can be attached to a large shutter button on Lumia 1020 give a right grip and improve its use as a camera.

I was disappointed that Nokia does not include a touch screen full HD with this model. This is a screen of 4.5 inches that offers a WXGA resolution. A ratio of 15: 9 aspect - instead of 16: 9 found a true HD display - if the HD video is not full screen on this model in playback mode.

Another aspect of the Nokia Lumia 1020, which may frustrate some users, is the inclusion of Windows Phone 8 operating system. Those who are familiar with Android or iPhone interfaces can not be limited as on Windows Phone 8, with this model, but I thought that this operating system was relatively easy to use when I worked with him for a while.

The cost of 1,020 Lumia varies depending on the type of contract phone you can connect to. If you find the Nokia Lumia 1020 in a company and you are for what arguably the best smartphone camera available looking for its price, this model is well worth considering. Compared to stand-alone digital cameras, Lumia 1020 is a good model, but not a great one. The lack of optical zoom, low power, and a strange Keep your interface model a step back compared to digital cameras.